Axle-gage.



N0. 69|,999. Patented Jan. 28,1902.

W. ANGLE.

AXLE GAGE.

(Application filed July 17, 1901.)

(No Model.)

.nm-rlllll L) jam g zgior UNITED STATES PAIENT OFFICE.

WILLIAM ANGLE, on MILFORD, PENNSYLVANIA.

AXLE-GAG E.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 691 999, dated January28, 1902.

Application filed July 17, 1901. li l 681647. No model.)

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, WILLIAM ANGLE, acitizen of the United States,residing at Milford, in the county of Pike and State of Pennsylvania,have invented a new and usefulAxle- Gage, of which the following is aspecification.

The invention relates to improvements in axle-gages.

The object of the present'invention is to improve the construction ofaxle-gages and to provide a simple and comparatively inexpensive onedesigned for use in connec tion with that class of axles which areprovided with axle-skeins and adapted to form an axle-guide forconstructing the axles to fit the skeins and for causing thewagon-wheels to properly track.

The invention consists in the construction and novel combination andarrangement of parts hereinafter fully described, illustrated in theaccompanying drawings, and pointed out in the claims hereto appended.

In the drawings, Figure 1 is an elevation of an axle-gage constructed inaccordance with this invention. Fig. 2 is an enlarged elevation of oneend of thegage, showing the same applied to an axle-skein, the latterbeing in section.

Like nu merals of reference designate corresponding parts in all thefigures of the draw} ings.

1 1 designate; long ga; ;e-bars designed to extend the entire length ofa wooden axle and tofit against the metal axle-skeius at the bottomsthereof and adjustably connected at their inner ends by means of slots 2and a set-screw 3, which is adapted to clamp the bars 1 at the desiredadjustment and which is also adapted to permit the said bars to bedetached for a purpose hereinafter described. The long gage-bars areconnected by an inner link 3 andby outer links 4 with short gage-bars 5,adapted to fit against the interior of the axle-skeins at pointsdiametrically opposite the bars 1. The short gage-bars 5 fit against theskeins at the tops thereof, and the inner links 3, which are disposedapproximately vertical, are connected with the gagebars by set-screws 6and 7. The set-screw 6, which is arranged at the lower end of the link3, operates in a longitudinal slot 80f the gage-bar l and is adapted tobe moved inward and outward on the same. The upper portion of the link 3is provided with a longitudinal slot 9, and the set-screw 7 passesthrough the same and through a slot 10 of the inner end of the gage-bar5. The links 4 are arranged at an angle to each other and divergeoutwardly, being connected at their inner ends by a set-screw andsecured at their outer ends by set-screws to the outer ends of thegage-bars l and 5. This construction permits the gage-bars 1 and 5 to bearranged at the proper angle to each other to fitthe interiorcontourofan axle-skein. The enlarged portion or extension 11 of the inner end ofan axle-skein 12 is gaged by a supplemental top gage-bar 13, arranged atthe inner portion of the short gage-bar 5 and provided with dependingarms 14 and 15. The arm 14 is connected with the gage-bar 5 by means ofa set-screw 16, which operates in a longitudinal slot 17, located at apoint between the ends of the gage-bar 5, as clearly shown in Fig. 2.The other arm 15, which is arranged at the inner end of the axle-skein,is provided with a slot 16, through which passes the upper set-screw 7of the inner link 3. The top gage-bar 13 is adapted to be arranged atthe desired angle to fit the enlarged portion 11 of the inner end of theskein.

The gage is adapted to adjust itself automatically when it is introducedinto an axleskein, and this is effected by loosening the setscrewsslightly, so that when the gage is forced into an axle-skein the jointswill yield, and after the contour or shape of the axle-skein has beenobtained the set-screws are tightened to clamp the parts in theiradjusted position. After the parts of the gage have been set to fit theaxle-skeins the wheels are placed in proper position to secure thedesired length of axle and to cause them to track. The skeins are thenplaced on the gages and are introduced into the axle-boxes of thewheels,

and the inner ends of the long gage-bars are i then secured together.The wheels and the axle-skeins are then removed from the axlegage, whichwill indicate the correct shape of the axle.

It has been found by experience that the shape of the interior ofaxle-skeins of the same make frequently varies, and diiiiculty is ICOsometimes experienced in fitting such skeins 011 the ends of a woodenaxle; but by employing the axle-gage such irregularities may be readilydetected, and the axle may be accurately shaped to fit the skeins.

It will be seen that the axle-gage is simple and comparativelyinexpensive in construction, that the long gage-bars are separable topermit the two parts of the axle-gage to be used independently of eachother to obtain the correct shape of the interior of a pair ofaXle-skeins, and that after such shape has been obtained the two partsof the axle-gage may be connected to obtain the proper length of theaxle. Also it will be clear that the parts are adapted to adjustthemselves automatically to an axle-skein when inserted into the same.

WVhat I claim is 1. An axle-gage comprising the long gagebars detachablyconnected at theirinner ends,

.and the short gage-bars located at the outer portions ofthe longgage-bars and adjustably connected with the same and adapted to be movedbodily to and from the long gage-bars, the long and short gage-barsbeing adapted to be introduced into anaxle-skein, substantially as andfor the purpose described.

2. An axle-gage comprising the long gagebars adjustably and detachablyconnected at their inner ends, the short gage-bars located at the outerportions of the long gage-bars, and the inner and outer links arrangedat the ends of the short gage-bars and adjustably connecting the samewith the long gage-bars, 35

substantially as described.

3. An axle-gage comprising a pair of gagebars adjustably connected witheach other and adapted to be introduced into an axle-skein and to fitagainst the opposite sides thereof, and a supplemental gage-bar mountedon one of the said gage-bars and adapted to fit in the enlarged portionof an aXle-skein, substantially as described.

4. An axle-gage comprising a pair of gagebars adj ustably connectedtogether and adapted to be introduced into an aXle-skein, and asupplemental gage-bar provided with arms adjustably secured to one ofthe said gagebars, substantially as described.

5. An axle-gage comprising the long gagebars adjustably connected attheir inner ends, the short gage-bars, the inner links adjustablyconnecting the inner ends of the short gage-bars with the longgage-bars, the outer links arranged-at an angle to each other andconnecting the outer ends of the short gagebars with the long gage-bars,and the supplemental gage-bars mounted on the short gagebars andprovided at their ends with arms, substantially as described.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my own I have hereto affixedmy signature in the presence of two witnesses.

WILLIAM ANGLE.

Witnesses:

HARRY S. ANGLE, THOMAS R. CROSBY.

